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Old 07-29-2011, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Trish Crocker View Post
Isn't one of the goals of zen teachings to reach Nirvana? Need I say more??
Trish the basic tenet of Zen is as follows: All is sorrow. Sorrow derives from desire. Eliminate desire and you can then eliminate sorrow. I keep threatening my bride with that ideaology but she is always one step ahead of me. I'm so easy. Its like my brother says. All things in moderation....and I require a lot of moderation